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Quercus ilicifolia - Aronia melanocarpa Bedrock Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Aronia melanocarpa Bedrock Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance, ranging from Pennsylvania and New Jersey discontinuously to southeastern Canada, includes shrublands dominated by <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i> occurring on rock outcrops and summits. <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i> occurs with variable cover depending on site conditions. Associated shrubs include low <i>Comptonia peregrina, Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia, Aronia melanocarpa, Prunus pumila, Salix humilis</i>, and <i>Vaccinium</i> spp. Herbaceous species are generally sparse, but include <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Carex pensylvanica, Comandra umbellata, Corydalis sempervirens, Danthonia spicata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Gaultheria procumbens, Hypericum gentianoides, Melampyrum lineare, Pteridium aquilinum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata</i>, plus <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> at some sites. Scattered trees are common and include species from the surrounding ridgetop forests. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39119-{4F0B1DB7-3250-47F6-8A7F-5C5B60892061}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899960 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3909
  Translated: Bear Oak - Black Chokeberry Bedrock Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Scrub Oak Bedrock Shrubland
  Scientific: Quercus ilicifolia - Aronia melanocarpa Bedrock Shrubland Alliance